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   * Make sure that any third party virus scanner is excluding the VPOP3\pgsql folder from its scans.   * Make sure that any third party virus scanner is excluding the VPOP3\pgsql folder from its scans.
-  * Consider disabling email scanning in any third party virus scanner.+  * Consider disabling email scanning in any third party virus scanner. Desktop virus scanners are not designed to run on mail servers, so the email scanning part of a desktop virus scanner can be unreliable when run on a VPOP3 server.
   * Make sure that [[database_disk_caching|write-back disk caching is disabled]]. (Unless you have a hardware RAID controller with a battery-backed or flash-backed write cache). If this is not done, then a power failure or forced shutdown of the PC may lead to database corruption   * Make sure that [[database_disk_caching|write-back disk caching is disabled]]. (Unless you have a hardware RAID controller with a battery-backed or flash-backed write cache). If this is not done, then a power failure or forced shutdown of the PC may lead to database corruption
   * Make sure the vpop3postgres user in Windows is set to 'Password never expires'. The installer should do this during installation, but we have seen cases where it isn't set. If it isn't set then the database server may fail to start if your network security policy means that the password expires.   * Make sure the vpop3postgres user in Windows is set to 'Password never expires'. The installer should do this during installation, but we have seen cases where it isn't set. If it isn't set then the database server may fail to start if your network security policy means that the password expires.
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